The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-11
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HOW THE CROPS SHOW UP
CORNS CONDITION IMPROVED
HALF OF ONE PER CENT.
The Indications Point to a Yield of

The Indications Point to a Yield of
a Little Over Twenty Bushels Per
Acre-Oats Slightly Below the Aver
age-The Average Of Cotton Falls or
Six Points.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10--The statistical res
port of the Department of Agriculture
makes an increase of only half of per cent
in the condition of corn. The past month has
been very generally favorable, but the
yield of large part of the crop was fixed
at the date of the previous report The
general average of condition is 72.8 instead
of 72.3. The average of the seven surplus
States is 64.9 instead of 64.2 in September.
This is lower condition than has ever been
reported, except in 1881, when the average
was nearly seven points lower and the
average yield 1873 bushels. The in
dication is now for a yield of a
small fraction over twenty bushels per acre..
The exact area, exclusive of that cut for
fodder, as not worth harvesting is not yet
determined, The slight uncertainty regard
ing it may cause variation in the final
record of / or per cent. from 1, 800, ,000, 900
bushels
wHEATs YIELD.
The test of threshing has not materially
decreased the average rate of the wheat
yield, which appears to be about lis BUSH
els, or four -tenths of bushel less than last
year. The increase of acreagk, which is
large in Dekota, will make partial compen-
sation and bring the product nearly or
quite to 450,000,000 bushels. The rate of
yield is: In New York, l6.7 bushels; Pen
syIvania, Is; Ohio, 1874; Michigan, 1873;
Indiana, 15.5; Illinois, 1872; Wisconsin, 1913;
Minnesota, 95; Iowa, 1917, Missouri 10;
Kansas, 9.6 Nebraska, l07; Dakota, l05;
California, 1873
OATS SLIGHTLY REDUCED.
The yield of oats is slightly below an
average, about 25 bushels per acre The
product is fully 900, ,000, 600 bushels In the
principal States of the Central Valley region
the State averages range from % to 80
bushels.
The barley yield is nearly 90 per cent.
less than the medium yield, or about 20
bushels per acre. The averages are: New
York 203; Michigan 1875; Wisconsin 1875;
Minnesota l9; Iowa 10; California POS.
The yield of rye is lis bushels per acre,
and the product is about "A, 100000 bushels.
There has been drop in the condition Of
buckwheat from 80 to nearly n.
The condition of potatoes has declined
from 67.3 to 6l.5, partly from the appear
ance of rot in the Atlantic States.
CoTToN's BIG DROP.
The condition of cotton has declined The
effect of the drought in reducing vitality
and arresting growth is more apparent
than ON Sept. l. The general average has
been reduced from S2.S to 76.5. sit is still
seyeral points higher than in 1888 and 1884,
/ and ten points higher than in 1881. The
average OF conditions by States is as fol-
lows:
North Carolina.7s, sSouth Carolina 70,
Georgia n, Florida 70, Alabama rs, Missis-
sippi H. Louisiana rs, Texas IS, Arkansas
rs, Tennessee "a.
The condition of tobacco averages 755
against 70S. The figures for the, States
producing shipping and cutting leaf are:
Maryland 92, Virginia 30, North Carolina
81, Kentucky 81, Ohio So, Indiana As, Illi-
nois So, Missouri so, Tennessee 81.